Claire McCarthy

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

All States and international organizations, including the @UN, have obligations under international law to bring to an end #Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied #Palestinian Territory, according to a UN independent international commission of inquiry https://t.co/0doK6GubHd

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

In Gaza, the collective shame of the century continues unabated and unstopped, in defiance of every norm of international law and morale. The Palestinians, exhausted by relentless attacks on their bodies and souls are abandoned to their tormentors. Shocking images of summary executions, mass forced displacements, and other egregious abuses strike us, leaving us stunned and bewildered, unable to comprehend that what is happening in Gaza is truly real. What a disgraceful testament to our global failure to protect basic human rights . The United Nations, once a believed beacon of hope and a force for peace, are crumbling under the weight of this shame - and the pressure of the inaction or complicity of its most powerful member states.

[Shannonwatch @shannonwatch]

Fantastic to have such a huge turnout in Shannon today, demanding an end to the support for genocide. The Irish government has to listen. It's gone on too long. #USMilitaryOutOfShannon NOW

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

@7MohammedKhaled 🍉

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I am horrified by yet another senseless massacre of Palestinian civilians by Israel: 71 killed and nearly 300 wounded in a zone where Israel itself had told them to seek refuge. The justification is always the same: "targeting Palestinian militants". When is the world going to stop this death machine??
https://t.co/D3p105FZBS via @AJEnglish

[Motasem A Dalloul @AbujomaaGaza]

Brothers and sisters.. Supporters of Palestine..

I need your support for my account!

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

As for his claim the town is overrun by foreigners, another Pinocchio 🤥

2022 Census, Drogheda

Population: 44,135

Citizenship where stated (n=42,192)

Irish: 34,776 (82.4%)
EU: 3,283 (7.8%)
Rest of World: 2,258 (5.4%)
Polish: 934 (2.2%)
Indian: 471 (1.1%)
British: 470 (1.1%)

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

CSO publishes recorded crime by garda station.

So I can fact-check his claim of "crime being at an all-time high".

Recorded crime, Drogheda Garda Station:

2018: 2,554
2019: 2,543
2020: 2,491
2021: pandemic
2022: 2,427

Crime going down in Drogheda, not up.

He's talking shite.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Powerful words by 102 years old philosopher Edgar Morin, one of France's most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle's France combattante.
https://t.co/SJXMywTXb5
Here are his words on Gaza: "I am both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons... That the descendants of this people who are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, that they could not only colonize an entire people, partly drive them out of their land and seek to expel them for good... But also, after the massacre of October 7, engaged in a real massive slaughter on the populations of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children.

And to see the silence of the world, the silence of the United States, protectors of Israel, the silence of the Arab states, the silence of the European states who claim to be defenders of culture, humanity, human rights.

I think we are living through a horrible tragedy because we are also powerless in the face of this thing that is unleashing. At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to testify. Let's resist in our minds, let's not be fooled, let's not forget, let's have the courage to face things head-on."

[Amnesty Ireland @AmnestyIreland]

.@POTUS the Irish people are calling on you to take action. Listen to your roots. You have a special responsibility. This holiday season, we urge you to act with humanity and call for an immediate #CeasefireNOW in Gaza and Israel. Thank you Nicola Coughlan, Mary Black, @siobhni

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

#UNGA voted #ceasefire. Soon after, Israel cut off internet &,quite literally, turned off the light in Gaza while intensifying bombings. 7,500 Pal killed, 1,000s+ under the rubble.

The enormity of these crimes is matched only by the moral failings of those who are enabling them.

[Rafael Shimunov @rafaelshimunov]

Massive crowd of Jewish New Yorkers assembling to refuse US backed Israeli attacks on Gaza. Not in our name! No #GazaGenocide

[MSF International @MSF]

“Israel’s 24-hour notice that people in Northern Gaza must leave their land, homes and hospitals is outrageous – this represents an attack on medical care and on humanity.

We have consistently seen dehumanising language and this violence is a manifestation of that.

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

@what_if_cork South Terrace

[Children's Rights Alliance @ChildRightsIRL]

@sharonlambert0 @ConorUCCLaw @KateDuggan8 @tusla @CorkMigrant @MariaLCorbett @ChildLawProject @Tanya_Ward @Barnardos_IRL @FocusIreland Stephanie Whyte @Barnardos_IRL

“Children living in enforced deprivation are not accessing support services, it’s silent in their communtiy. We are seeing children experiencing adverse childhood experiences and we see it increasing.”
#EndChildPovertyWeek #ChildrensBudget24

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

Learning that 236,000 children are living in enforced deprivation in Ireland today = 😱

[Niamh Flanagan @NiamhatMU]

#Budget2024

Bringing it down to brass tacks, "it will cost more if you do not invest in children now".

#ChildPovertyWeek #Day2
@ChildRightsIRL

[Niamh Ní Chonchuir @ninichon]

Míle buíochas @AnPuballGaeilge as uacht cuiread a thabhairt dos @SanctuaryRunner labhairt inniu @EPfestival #Imbolc #RadionaLife @ForasnaGaeilge
Thanks so much for inviting @SanctuaryRunner to speak about how we run "with" people & not "for them"

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

Here’s your regular reminder to instruct your Solicitor well *before* you put your property on the market, so they can sort out any issues in advance for you! https://t.co/WbR3X6wIOZ

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

@LizNdudi Congratulations what a star you are!

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

@Asylumarchive I remember too Vukashin! Thanks for your message :)

[Claire McCarthy @cmcsolicitor]

Gardaí stood by as a group of self-appointed censors shut down Cork City Library on Saturday ⁦@MichealMartinTD⁩ https://t.co/CedFEMw2UP